Hinge



June 2.8,- 1932. L. SCHlLLlNG 1,865,339

HINGE Filed Aug. 19, I1930 Patented `lune 28, 1932i' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS SCI-IILLING, OF VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 'TI-IE NORTHERN STUDIOS, INC., OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK HINGE Application filed August 19, 1930.

This invention relates generally to the class of hinges, andvparticularly to the type of hinges which include upper and lower pintle or trunnion brackets carried by the door, in which the pintles or trunnions are received by bearing brackets on the overhead frame member and door sill, and which hinges, while not necessarily restricted to such use, are especially designed for heavy metal doors or similar heavy swinging closures.

In hinges of this ktype which have been previously devised, considerable time and labor are required to properly hang the door, due principally to the ditliculty of obtaining a precise axial alignment ofthe pintles or trunnions.

It is, therefore, the outstanding object. O f the present invention to overcome this dithculty by providing a hinge pintle or trunnion mounting by virtue of which one pintle or trunnion may be adjusted to axially align with the other, after the door has been hung, whereby to effect a substantial economy in time and labor by facilitating the door hanging operation.

It is a further object of the present invention to afford means for effecting a multiplicity of slight adjustments of the pintle .or trunnion with respect to and by virtue of its mounting, whereby to insure a precise and proper axial alignment of the pintle to insure a proper swinging of the door. n

Other obj ects of the invention reside 1n the simplicity of construction of thehinge and the manner in which it is adjusted, the economy with which it may be produced -and installed and the general efciency derived therefrom.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the claims deiine the actual scope of the same.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View illustrating a hinge con' structed iii accordance with the invention in its applied position to a door.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Serial No. 476,377.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the hinge structure.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional bottom plan view on a reduced scale, taken approximately on the liney 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of the pintle adjusting bushings removed from the hinge structure.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, 10 designates the hinge pintle which is of cylindrical formation, 11 the pintle mounting member, and 12 the pintle bearing member. For the purposes of illustration, the pintle mounting member 11 is disclosed as carried by and movable with the door A, while the pintle bearing member 12 is disclosed as stationary and carried by the door frame B, although it is evident that this arrangement may be reversed if desired. In order to provide means for attaching the mounting and bearing members to the door and door frame respectively, said members are equipped with bracket leaves C and D for the reception of screws or equivalent fastening elements E. The mounting member 11 is preferably of cylindrical formation and is provided with an axially extending boie 13 of greater diameter than the diameter of the pintle 10. rlhe pintle is mounted within the bore 13 of the mounting member 11 by carrier means which includes one or more bushings, in the present instance two of said bushings 14 and 15 being illustrated, although it is tobe clearly understood that within the scope of the invention any number may be employed. The bushings are of cylindrical tubular formation and are each provided with an axially extending opening 16 eccentric to the outer periphery, and are further provided at one end with an outwardly extending annular flange 17. lhere two or more bushings are. used, the diameter of the outermost bushing corresponds approximately to and snugly fits within the bore 13 of the mounting member 11, while the bore 16 of the innermost bushing corresponds in diameter to and snugly lits within the pintle 10. The mounting` member 11 has its bore 13 at one end provided with an enlarged portion 18 defining an internal shoulder 19, against which the flange 17 of the outermost bushing seats. The fiange 17 of the innermost bushing seats against the end of the next adjacent outer bushing, so that the bushings are maintained against axial movement in one direction in the bore 13. In order to secure the pintle to the mounting member 11 for turning movement therewith, a retaining screw 2O is provided, which is designed to freely extend through a radial opening 2l in the mounting member 11 and freely through one of a plurality of circumfcrentially spaced openings 22 in the bushings 14: and 15, 'the pintle being provided with a transverse threaded bore 23 with which the shank of the screw engages. The opening 21 in the mounting member 11 is provided with an enlarged out-er end 24 to accommodate and countersink the head 25 of the retaining screw 20. In practice, the length of the outermost bushing will be such as to extend slightly beyond the end of the mounting member 11, and the innermost bushing or bushings will extend slightly beyond the next adjacent outermost bushing. These projecting ends of the bushings are provided with radial circumferentially spaced key or wrench receiving notches 26, with which a key or spanner wrench may .be engaged for holding or turning the same relative to the mounting member 11 and to each other. In order to house, conceal and protect the projecting ends, a cup shaped cover plate 2T is provided which is removably carried by the pintle 10, by means of a screw or equivalent attaching device 28. A Washer 29 is frictionally positioned within the enlarged end 18 of the bore to protect and cover the fianged ends of the bushings, and the end of the pintle protrudes therethrough and beyond the washer and the mounting member 1l. This protruding end of the pintle is designed to be j ournaled in a bearing opening 30 formed in the pintle bearing member 12 and, if desired, the pintle bearing member 12 may rry ball bearings 31 located in a ball race From the construction set forth, it is apparent that the pintle 10 may be shifted from a concentric position with respect to the bore 13 of the mounting member to a plurality of eccentric positions after the door has been hung or mounted, in order t0 avoid the necessity of shifting the hinge mounting on the door to obtain a proper swinging of the same. In order to accomplish the shifting of the pintle with respect to its mounting after the door is hung, the vcover plate 27 is removed to expose the notched ends 26 rof the bushings; the retaining screw 20 isthen withdrawn; and keys or Spanner wrenches are engaged with the notches 26 of the bushings to turn said bushings relative to each other and to the mounting member 11 until the precise adjustment of the pintle is obtained. Obviously, means must be provided for preventing the turning of the pintle during the adjustment of the bushing. For this purpose, the portion of the pintle which extends into the opening 30 of the bearing member 12 is provided with a transverse opening 33 and the bearing member 12 is formed with a corresponding radial opening 34. A peg or pin, illustrated by the broken line 35, is inserted through the openings 34 and 33 prior to the removal of the retaining screw 20. This prevents relative turning movement of the pintle during the rotatory motion of the bushings and maintains the threaded opening 23 of the pintle in alignment with the opening 21 in the mounting Ymember 11. After the desired adjustment has been obtained with the openings 22 in the bushings in alignment or registry with the openings 23 in the pintle and 21 in the mounting member, the screw 20 is again emplaced and screwed home and the cover plate 27 is again applied, the peg or pin 85 being then removed.

From the foregoing, it will'thus be seen that a hinge has been devised whichadmits of an adjustment of the pintle with respect to its mounting after a door has been hung, for the purpose of insuring a proper positioning'y of the pintle, Without the' necessity of adjusting the mounting with respect to the door or door frame.V

That is claimed is:

1. In a hinge, a pintlebearing member, a pintle and a mounting for said pintle including a-'mounting member having an axially extending bore and a rotary pintle carrier within the bore'for adjusting the pintle ec- I centrically with respect to said bore and a common means for locking the pintle, the pintle carrier and mounting member in their adjusted positions against relative movement.

2. In a hinge, la pintle bearing member, a pintle and a mounting vfor said pintle including a vmounting member having an axially extending bore and a rotary pintle carrier within the bore for adjusting'the pintle eccentrically with respect to said bore and a, common means for Ylocking the pintle, the pintle carrier and mounting member' in their 'adj usted positions against relative movement, said pintle carrier including a bushing having an axial pintle receiving bore eccentric e to its outer periphery.

3. In a hinge, a pintle bearing member, a pintle and a mounting for said pintle including a mounting member having an axially extending bore and a. rotary pintle carrier4 Within the bore for adjusting the pintle ec- 'centrically with respect to saidbore and a common means for locking the pintle, the pintle carrier and mounting -member in their adjusted positions against relative movement, said pintle carrier including a plurality of nested bushings each having an axially extending bore eccentric to its outer periphery.

el. ln a hinge, a pintle bearing member, a pintle and a mounting for said pintle including a mounting member having an axially extending bore and a rotary pintle carrier Within the bore for adjusting the pintle eccentrically With respect to said bore and a common means for locking the pintle, the pintle carrier and mounting member in their adjusted positions against relative movement, said pintle carrier including a plurality of nested bushings each having an axially extending bore eccentric to its outer periphery, the axial bore of the innermost bushing receiving the pintle.

5. In a hinge construction, a pintle, a pintle bearing member and a pintle mounting assemblage, said assemblage including an element having an axial bore and pintle carrier means in said bore turnable to shift the axis of the pintle from a concentric position With respect to said bore to a plurality of eccentric positions With respect thereto, said carrier means having a plurality of radially disposed circumferentially spaced keeper openings, said element and pintle having radial openings With Which said keeper openings are adapted to selectively register and means engageable in said openings for locking said assemblage to maintain the pintle axis in its adjusted positions.

6. I n a hinge construction, a stationary pintle bearing member having an axial pintle bearing opening and a radial aperture communicating with the recess, a pintle journaled in said bearing opening provided With a radial aperture adapted to align With the first mentioned aperture in one position, and a mounting for said pintle including a member having an axial bore, pintle carrier means mounted in said bore for relative turning movement to shift the axis of the pintle from a concentric position With respect to the bore to a plurality of eccentric positions relative thereto and a common means extending through said element and the pintle carrier means and anchored in the pintle for normally preventing relative movement thereof.

7. In a hinge construction, a stationary pintle bearing member having an axial pintle bearing opening and a radial aperture communicating with the recess, a pintle j ournaled in said bearing opening provided With a radial aperture adapted to align With the first mentioned aperture in one position, and a mounting for said pintle including a member having an axial bore, pintle carrier means mounted in said bore for relative turning movement to shift the axis of the pintle from a concentric position With respect to the bore to a plurality of eccentric positions relative thereto and a common means extending through said element and the pintle carrier means and anchored in the pintle for normally preventing relative movement thereof, the apertures in the pintle bearing member and pintle adapted to receive an element for holding the pintle against turning While effecting adjustments thereof.

LOUIS SOHILLING. 

